FordDirect Names Raj Singh as CIO

Company appoints Raj Singh to new chief information officer position

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Jul 23, 2014, 10:00 ET

DEARBORN, Mich., July 23, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- FordDirect, a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchise dealers, has named Raj Singh as chief information officer (CIO), a new position on FordDirect's executive team.

As CIO, Singh oversees a department of professionals and more than 50 technology providers and vendors, and is responsible for technology compliance, infrastructure management, data security and technical innovation at FordDirect.

"Raj's comprehensive experience across all aspects of IT projects is a tremendous asset to FordDirect," said Stacey Coopes, chief executive officer at FordDirect. "His background and expertise in strategic planning, regulatory compliance and technical deployments is instrumental as FordDirect continues to build information technology capabilities and deliver even more robust digital offerings to our customers."

With more than 20 years of experience, Singh has a deep history of identifying, designing and implementing business processes that increase efficiencies while fulfilling corporate and regulatory requirements. At FordDirect, Singh is focused on developing information technology strategies to guide the company through its next stage of business growth. As an executive team member, Singh reports to Coopes.

Prior to joining FordDirect, Singh was most recently the executive director of IT at Consumers Energy, where he led a portfolio of more than 200 applications and over 400 global technology resources including vendor partner resources. Singh was also responsible for building a flexible, nimble delivery model, including all aspects of information technology related to business intelligence and IT transformation.

Singh holds a bachelor's degree in computer science and a Master in Business Administration from Michigan State University and a Master of Program Management from George Washington University. He is also Project Management Professional-certified (PMP), SAP COE-certified, and a Six Sigma Green Belt.

About FordDirect
FordDirect (forddirect.com) is a joint venture between Ford Motor Company and its franchised dealers to create a comprehensive Web presence for dealers and provide digital marketing and advertising services that help dealers sell more cars and trucks. FordDirect provides dealers new and pre-owned digital marketing and advertising services, call tracking, lead management solutions, dealer websites, search optimization and marketing, database marketing, marketing services for regional dealer advertising groups and other digital services. FordDirect is headquartered in Dearborn, Mich.

SOURCE FordDirect